Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 1854 - 1851: Asking About the Future

The Ksitigarbha Order trembled and flew towards the hospital bed. The previously asleep Qiao Xiaoyi suddenly reached out and grasped the Ksitigarbha Order. Qiao Xiaoyi slowly stood up, got off the bed, and stood there, but his eyes remained closed.

"Lin Tian, Xiaoyi he... he..." Mu Binglan pointed at Qiao Xiaoyi, speechless for a long moment.

"Could he be controlled by the Blood Evil?" Xiao Manxuan also exclaimed in curiosity.

Earlier in the hospital, Xiao Zhao was controlled by the Ghost Worm and Blood Evil, turned manic, biting people, infecting Qiao Xiaoyi with the Ghost Worm.

"Xiaoyi is..." Lin Tian’s mind flashed with enlightenment, recalling something, but before he finished, Qiao Xiaoyi slowly opened his eyes.

When his eyes were fully open, an immense light radiated from his body. The light was gentle, not dazzling, and a golden beam shot from the top of his head, breaking through layers of floors, reaching the endless night sky.

The night sky above the hospital was brilliantly illuminated, presenting a ’卍’ symbol, which slowly rotated, lighting up the whole sky, as bright as day, even overshadowing the super blood moon.

At the Jinghua University construction site, Xu Feibai looked up towards the hospital, frowning: "Ksitigarbha, the True Form appeared in the hospital, reincarnated to face tribulation, could it be for the Ancestor?"

On a secret island under England Sea, a hidden space with a jade coffin, the person within suddenly opened their eyes and voiced, "Ksitigarbha..."

On the summit of a cloud-reaching snow mountain, a maiden stood at the edge of an ice cliff, clad in blue with red hair, of unparalleled beauty, eyes alight like star clouds; beside her floated a long sword, her gaze seemingly piercing through fog, having seen something.

...

Ksitigarbha manifested, causing celestial mutations, shaking the Six Paths, awakening numerous dormant powers. Outside the hospital, Black and White Impermanence and Ghost Messenger were impacted, kneeling down ceremoniously.

"Welcome the Ksitigarbha King’s presence..." Ghost Messenger uniformly knelt, chanting.

At this moment, if Lin Tian entered the Netherworld, he would surely find, all yin souls, Ghost Messengers, even wicked ghosts, all kneeling, chanting the Ksitigarbha King’s name.

Upon the emergence of the golden beam, Mu Binglan’s eyes revealed a clarity, under Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan’s confused gaze, she bowed to Qiao Xiaoyi, chanting: "Ksitigarbha Venerable..."

Outside the hospital, two figures approached swiftly, Wu Xiuluo and Gai Huatian, they raised heads, saw the ’卍’ symbol above the hospital, and bowed similarly to Mu Binglan, chanting: "Ksitigarbha Venerable..."

"Venerable? Why is Mu Binglan calling Xiaoyi Venerable?" Xiao Manxuan asked in astonishment.

"What Xiaoyi, he’s Ksitigarbha King reincarnate, as for Mu Binglan..." Lin Tian suddenly thought of someone, Yanmo Envoy, back at Ksitigarbha Hall, Yanmo Envoy also addressed Ksitigarbha King as such.

"Amitabha..." Qiao Xiaoyi pressed his hands together, chanting the Buddha’s name, then slowly walked outside, with Lin Tian not knowing his intentions, just followed along.

In the corridor, Hell Netherfire burned, rooms echoed with ghostly wails, cries of agony, despair...

Witnessing all this, Qiao Xiaoyi’s eyes welled with a tear.

"When all beings are delivered, enlightenment is attained. When Hell is not empty, vows not to become a Buddha. The Heavenly Dao is unfeeling, all beings suffer, floating amidst the sea of desires and sufferings. Once, in front of the Buddha, I made a great vow, to provide convenience for the Six Paths of Life, for liberation from suffering to happiness; yet, the sea of bitterness is endless, beings still drift in suffering, Amitabha..."

Qiao Xiaoyi’s tear fell, and then a miraculous scene unfolded, ripples emerged like water waves, spreading in all directions; where the ripples reached, Netherfire extinguished one after another.

Qiao Xiaoyi walked forward; where he passed, Hell Netherfire retreated, reaching the hospital lobby, his hands opened forward, as if embracing all beings, a giant halo of golden light flashed, extinguishing all hospital building’s Netherfire.

"Lin Tian, your special medicine..." Qiao Xiaoyi turned around and smiled warmly at Lin Tian.

Without hesitating, Lin Tian opened the box and handed it directly to him. Qiao Xiaoyi’s right hand hovered over the bottle, emanating golden light, as leaf green liquid floated out of the bottle.

Qiao Xiaoyi cupped the medicine with both hands, the liquid seemed to evaporate, transforming into countless green light points, scattering around. Some green light points entered Mu Binglan’s body, others floated upstairs, entering the bodies of all infected.

"Now everyone is saved." Xiao Manxuan’s face showed delight.

Qiao Xiaoyi did not stop, pointed with one finger, gold light flew out, passing through the hospital door, heading towards the school.

At the school construction site, Xu Feibai was searching for the underground entrance, suddenly sensed something, looked up, only to see a golden light descending from the sky, shooting into the ground not far from him, disappearing instantly. After a while, black smoke rose from the ground, swept away by the night wind, fading away.

Inside the hospital lobby, Qiao Xiaoyi finally stopped his actions and looked towards Lin Tian, his face still carrying the gentle smile.

"Shall I call you Qiao Xiaoyi or Ksitigarbha King now?" Lin Tian scrutinized the big boy again, unable to link him with the boundless power of Ksitigarbha King, yet witnessed Ksitigarbha King’s entire manifestation.

"Does a name matter that much? Just as you, maybe your name isn’t really Lin Tian." Qiao Xiaoyi gave a smile different from usual, somewhat inscrutable.

Lin Tian’s heart stirred, he asked: "Ksitigarbha King, you know past lives, foresee the future, I seek your guidance on one question, what is my origin?"

Qiao Xiaoyi smiled, shook his head, remained silent.

Xiao Manxuan, aware of Lin Tian’s efforts to discover his origins, impatiently inquired: "Xiaoyi, oh no, Ksitigarbha King, you certainly know Lin Tian’s origin, right? Please tell him, Lin Tian has grown up never having seen his parents."

"Fated encounters will happen, why insist on a moment." Qiao Xiaoyi still gave no answer.

"Life spans a century, Lin Tian can wait, but his parents can’t afford to; in the prime years, not fulfilling filial duty, doesn’t Ksitigarbha King find it regrettable?" As Xiao Manxuan had heard the legends of Ksitigarbha King saving their mother and invoking heavenly responses, attempted to persuade him.

Ksitigarbha King shook his head three times, sighing: "Some matters cannot be spoken, sensing the Heavenly Mechanism could birth numerous variables."

He then looked at Lin Tian, flipped his hand, producing a token, and handed it to Lin Tian: "The Ksitigarbha Order should still be with you, we’ll meet again when fate allows."

Lin Tian received the token, upon touching it, the token suddenly disappeared; as he sensed, the Ksitigarbha Order once more returned within.

Suddenly, Lin Tian felt the words were off, what does meet again when fate allows mean?

Lin Tian was about to say something, and Qiao Xiaoyi’s body tilted, falling unconscious, followed by Mu Binglan also collapsing.